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Proton Hotfix improves Dead Space, Proton Experimental tweak for Tiny Tina's Wonderland

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released an update to two different versions of their Windows compatibility layer for Linux desktop and Steam Deck with Proton Hotfix and Proton Experimental seeing small updates. Here's what's new.

SurrounDead looks like a mix of DayZ and Project Zomboid

By Liam Dawe,
It's early days for the game yet with it in Early Access but SurrounDead could be a promising one to play online with some friends.

Forspoken gets an update to improve Steam Deck performance

By Liam Dawe,
Forspoken has been controversial for quite a lot of a reasons, but also a title many were looking forward to. The release was a bit rough but the developers are cleaning it up now and it has some Steam Deck fixes.

Marvel's Midnight Suns gets an update to help Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Marvel's Midnight Suns is a great strategy game from the developer of XCOM, and now it should actually much better on Steam Deck.

Adventure puzzler Myst now Steam Deck Verified, will adjust graphics automatically

By Liam Dawe,
Myst, the remake of the 1993 classic, has been updated and is now Steam Deck Verified so you can go and get as confused as I was by it.

GE-Proton 7-48 out now with updates to DXVK, VKD3D-Proton

By Liam Dawe,
GE-Proton v7-48, the community supported version of the Proton translation layer, is out now with upgrades to various components to continue making Steam Deck and Linux gaming better.

The new Dead Space is sadly a great big mess on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Dead Space got a remake that was released today and I was incredibly excited by it but sadly it's just a mess.

Trackmania heads to Steam and the devs say it's playable on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Trackmania, the 2020 remake, is heading to Steam and the developers have started answering questions like — will it run on Steam Deck?

Rhythm adventure Hi-Fi RUSH from Tango Gameworks gets a surprise release

By Liam Dawe,
Tango Gameworks, developer of The Evil Within and Ghostwire: Tokyo, along with publisher Bethesda just stealth released their latest game called Hi-Fi RUSH.

Lots more EA games get a Steam Deck Playable rating

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has again continued to go through various EA games that were previously problematic on Steam Deck due to the new EA App, with lots of them now marked as Steam Deck Playable.

Forspoken needs desktop Linux to spoof being a Steam Deck to work

By Liam Dawe,
In a case of what the heck? Square Enix and Luminous Productions just released Forspoken, which works on Steam Deck but it won't run on desktop Linux without spoofing it being a Steam Deck.

Direct3D to Vulkan translator DXVK 2.1 adds HDR support, improves shader stutter issue

By Liam Dawe,
DXVK, one of the secret sauces included with the Proton compatibility layer, has a big new release out now. DXVK 2.1 adds in some big new features like HDR!

Proton Experimental and GE-Proton 7-47 updates available now

By Liam Dawe,
Valve gave Proton Experimental a small update with two improvements, plus for users of GE-Proton you may want to know about an important version bump there too for Steam Deck and Linux desktop gamers.

Here's how to fix Ghost Recon Breakpoint on Steam Deck and Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe,
Want to play the new Steam release of Ghost Recon Breakpoint on Steam Deck? Or a Linux desktop? It doesn't run out of the box but here's how to fix it.

Valve marks some EA games Playable on Steam Deck again like Sims 4, Jedi: Fallen Order

By Liam Dawe,
EA recently sent Origin to the graveyard and replaced it with the EA App, which caused numerous problems on Linux desktop and Steam Deck but it looks like the biggest problems are over on that.

Rocket League is getting additional anti-cheat functionality

By Liam Dawe,
In a move that could cause issues for Linux desktop and Steam Deck gamers, Rocket League is going to introduce new anti-cheat measures.

GE-Proton brings DirectX 12 fixes for Steam Deck and Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe,
Another release of GE-Proton is already available, the third in the space of a week and GE-Proton 7-46 includes some DirectX 12 fixes for Steam Deck and Linux desktop.

Get some gems like Streets of Rogue, Hellpoint, Chasm and more in this bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Fanatical seem to be putting out some really great bundles lately, with the Vanquish Bundle offering up some pretty nice indie gems for you.

GE-Proton removes the dxvk-async patch in version 7-45

By Liam Dawe,
There's another release of the community-made compatibility layer GE-Proton with version 7-45 out now, and this one removes a popular patch to help game performance but there's a good reason for that.

Ubisoft fixed The Division 2 on Steam Deck and Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe,
Well, that's a nice surprise isn't it. Ubisoft did something good. They released a tiny patch, that enabled Easy Anti-Cheat so The Division 2 now works on Steam Deck and Linux desktop.
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